DudeAnon wrote:Mack may leave and nobody would fault him for it. But there is no way Kelsey would be the coach in waiting. The job goes to Travis Steele and everyone knows it. You can root for Xavier's demise all you want fieldhouse but we actually know how to keep a program running between coaching changes.
DeAndre Ayton, the top-ranked boys' basketball recruit in the country, has chosen Arizona over Kentucky and Kansas.
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke told ESPN that he stands behind head men's basketball coach Sean Miller after Wildcats assistant Emanuel "Book" Richardson was one of four high-major assistant coaches arrested as part of an FBI probe into corruption within college basketball.
"I have utmost respect for Sean," Heeke said in an exclusive interview with ESPN. "He's a guy of high integrity who has run this program in an honest and clear and upfront way. I have no reason to not believe he's done that always. I fully am in support of Sean and the program he's run."
"I know we've been diligent from a compliance perspective and that Sean certainly is," he added. "I have all the confidence in the world that we've done the right things and people knew what's right and what's wrong."
FBI wiretaps intercepted telephone conversations between Arizona coach Sean Miller and Christian Dawkins, a key figure in the FBI's investigation into college basketball corruption, in which Sean Miller discussed paying $100,000 to ensure star freshman Deandre Ayton signed with the Wildcats, sources familiar with the government's evidence told ESPN.
According to people with knowledge of the FBI investigation, Sean Miller and Christian Dawkins, a runner working for ASM Sports agent Andy Miller, had multiple conversations about Ayton. When Dawkins asked Sean Miller if he should work with assistant coach Emanuel "Book" Richardson to finalize their agreement, Miller told Dawkins he should deal directly with him when it came to money, the sources said.
Earlier today admin wrote:
ESPN just said Sean Miller might never coach another college game. Assume Arizona has to forfeit all of their wins and will miss the NCAA tournament, I suppose that opens up one extra at large bid.
Good source tells me that Chris Mack to Louisville is close to complete....”All over but the shouting” were the exact words.
Jet915 wrote:Sad if true that Mack is gone, don't really get it, UofL is such a sleeze of a university (not just basketball, look at their football as well), will likely be under some sort of probation (you would think). I know money talks about how much money is enough? X was a #1 seed this year so don't tell me they can't win a national championship. He's an X alum for god sake!
nickpapagiorgio wrote:By all accounts, we did all we could to keep him. It’s widely rumored that X offered him 3M a year to stay. Apparently it wasn’t enough.
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